Job Seeking Tips

Entrepreneurs in today’s workforce landscape

PRESS RELEASE Feb. 6, 2014, 6:00 a.m. EST Number of Self-Employed Workers in U.S. Down 5 Percent since End of Recession, According to New Report from CareerBuilder and EMSI CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. has an estimated 10 million self-employed jobs as of 2013. That’s 6.6 percent of all reported jobs, but

Be prepared for your windfall gain in 2013

Are you prepared for your New Years Resolution coming true for 2013! Most business minded americans made a business/financial New Years Resolution a few months ago when the world celebrated 2013. It probably went like this, “I want to make millions this year”. That is a great goal and for someone and this goal can

If you don’t embrace change, how will you achieve your goals?

Everything in the world changes, whether you embrace it or not. If change doesn’t come, you become static or stuck in one spot. There is no better example than studying the human species. For instance, a human can never lay in bed for an extended period of time. Your bones begin to weaken and you’ll

Customer Service linked to sustainable careers

In business, organizations always look for the so called “people skills” when identifying new employees. Recruiting agencies call them “soft skills” when evaluating personnel to be presented to the client for their open jobs. In either scenario, you can categorize this particular skill set under Customer Service. Why? Because, customer service is an attitude and

Choosing the right employer

Choosing the right employer is a “critical” decision when you are designing your career outlook and assessing your geographical market for opportunities. It is a process that can have devastating results if the wrong decision is made. You must be strategic in your approach and commit time to conducting your due diligence or research before

Personal appearance and finding a job

If you interviewed two candidate for one position and one of those candidates didn’t look the part, who would you choose? Or, if one of those candidates physically presented themselves very professional and the other was unprofessional, which one gets the job? To answer your question, the candidate who presents a professional appearance will win

Using Social Media to find your next employer

According to CBSNews.com, Facebook alone had over 700 million users who spend about 750 billion minutes on the site per month. Twitter reported over 360 million users in late August 2011. As of early 2012, LinkedIn has recorded over 140 million users on their professional network. The list goes on and on with Social

Technical Employability Branding

Most people don’t know that 78 to 80% of today’s job market is hidden to the public. Many of these jobs go unfulfilled or filled by recruiting agencies, employee referrals or word of mouth networks. The other 20 (or so) % is where the majority of job seekers are experiencing a high rate of failure.

Job seeker pitfalls

Job Seeker Pitfalls Every job seeker has the responsibility of developing a “great” game plan for finding employment. They have to account for the geographical location, skill sets, expertise and most importantly the hard work it will take to make sure the employment outcomes are positive. Today, the job seeker has less room for failure.